Aug 26 WATCH: Congress members hold news briefing after touring site of attempted killing of Trump By News Desk and Associated Press At least five Secret Service agents have been placed on modified duty after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in July, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 6:49 Key takeaways from Homeland Security watchdog’s report on Secret Service’s Jan. 6 actions By Laura Barrón-López, Claire Mufson The Secret Service is in the hot seat again, this time over its actions before and on Jan. 6, 2021. A new report from the Homeland Security Inspector General lays out several things the agency could have done better, from… Continue watching
Aug 02 WATCH: Secret Service holds news briefing on the Trump assassination attempt By News Desk and Associated Press The U.S. Secret Service held a news briefing Friday on its response to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 02 Few Americans trust Secret Service following Trump assassination attempt, AP-NORC poll says By Adriana Gomez Licon, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press Only around three in 10 Americans are extremely or very confident that the Secret Service can keep the presidential candidates safe from violence before the election. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 5:36 Acting Secret Service head grilled over failures leading to Trump assassination attempt By Geoff Bennett One week after the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, acting successor Ronald Rowe spent Tuesday morning acknowledging the agency’s failures and trying to reassure Congress during a hearing that the Secret Service is capable and accountable. Rowe was… Continue watching
Jul 30 WATCH: Rowe says he ‘cannot defend why that roof was not better secured’ at Trump rally shooting By Vivian Hoang Rowe expressed his shame at the Secret Service's handling of the campaign rally's security and vowed to ensure that the critical gaps in security that led to the fatal rally shooting would be amended under his direction. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: Acting Secret Service director testifies in Senate hearing on Trump rally shooting By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Secret Service's acting director told lawmakers on Tuesday that he considered it indefensible that the roof used by the gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was unsecured, faulting local law enforcement for not circulating urgent… Continue reading
Jul 24 House votes to form bipartisan task force to investigate security lapses in Trump rally shooting By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The House voted Wednesday to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on June 13. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 5:11 Secret Service director resigns in wake of criticism for Trump rally security failure By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned Tuesday, ten days after a security failure nearly led to the assassination of former President Trump. Cheatle faced bipartisan criticism during testimony Monday before the House Oversight Committee. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Carol… Continue watching
Jul 23 Secret Service director resigns following criticism over assassination attempt against Trump at rally By Colleen Long, Associated Press Cheatle had been facing growing calls to resign and several investigations into how the shooter was able to get so close to the Republican presidential nominee at an outdoor campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Continue reading